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Lake Oswego seeks roughly $9.1 million in state grant renewals to preserve staff, literacy and mental-health supports
Summary
District staff presented a package of Oregon Department of Education grant renewals totaling about $9.1 million across three grants focused on student success (SIA), high‑school success and early literacy; most funds are planned for staff to reduce class sizes and expand supports.
Lake Oswego School District staff on April 14 presented renewal plans for three Oregon Department of Education grants that together total roughly $9.1 million and are intended to support staffing, literacy and mental‑health programming across the district.
Whitney (district grants lead) said the funds are already budgeted in the district’s planning and are not “incremental money.” The package includes:
- The School Improvement/Student Investment (SIA) renewal (about $6.5 million): funds are planned primarily for classroom teachers and staff to reduce class sizes and provide student‑success teams, professional development and social‑emotional curriculum supports.
- A High School Success grant (about $2.2 million): targeted at engaging secondary students, continuing mental‑health counselor positions and career and technical education staff.
- An Early Literacy Success grant (about $411,000): focused on high‑dosage tutoring and literacy‑trained educational assistants for K–3 small‑group instruction, plus decodable texts and curriculum.
District staff said roughly 98% of the combined funding is planned for staffing, with the remainder for professional development and limited curriculum items. Whitney told the board that districts do not have latitude to use the funds for building costs or general operations; allowable uses are defined by the Oregon Department of Education. She said the district will return to the board on April 28 to request formal approval after soliciting feedback and finalizing the renewal application.
Board members asked whether funding levels are guaranteed; Whitney replied amounts are state estimates that could change but that the grants have funded these priorities in prior years. The presentation emphasized targeted outcomes such as narrowing literacy and graduation gaps for focal student groups and raising attendance rates.
